Distributing/Equivalent
Word Problems
Percentages
Probability
Area
100

Solve using distributing property: 3(5x-2) 

15x-6

100

William bought pencil boxes for his art class. Each box costs $3.50. He gave $30 to the cashier and got $5.50 as change. How many pencil boxes did he buy? Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your answer in the box below.

7 pencil boxes

100

.15 is what as a percentage?

15%

100

A box has an equal number of red and green balls. What is the probability of a red ball being chosen if the box has a total of 30 balls?

1/2

100

What's the area of a rectangle with a width of 8 feet and a length of 3 feet? (make sure to use the correct units)

24 square feet

200

Evaluate: 5x-2(4x+y)

-3x-2y

200

A taxi service charges $2.40 for the first mile of a ride and $1.40 for every additional mile. Linda planned to give a $2 tip for the taxi driver. How many miles can she ride for $10?

5 miles

200

What is 60% of 150?

90

200

George wanted to survey the town residents to determine if they favor opening a shopping center. Which method of sampling BEST represents the most unbiased opinion?

A. Survey residents who visit the shopping center often.

B. Survey 500 residents who are above 50 years.

C. Survey residents who are below 20 years.

D. Survey 1000 residents in the town.

D. Survey 1000 residents in the town.

200

If the circumference is 25.12, what is the diameter? Use Pi= 3.14

8

300

Combined like terms

4xy + 6y -3x +3y -2x -14xy

-5x +9y -10xy

300

The original cost of a piano is $19,100, and it is on a sale for 19% off its original price. If the total cost includes 5% sales tax, what is the total cost of the piano?

$15,471

300

The cost of local cheese per kilogram is $10 before tax. If the final price is $10.60, what is the percent of the tax?

6%

300

If I have a bag with 2 pink marbles, 5 red and 3 purple marbles, what's the probability of pulling a purple marble?

3/10

300

A rectangle has an area of 21x+81 square units. If the width is 3 units, what is the length of the rectangle?

7x+27

400

Solve: 3x+2=x+6

x=2

400

A rental truck costs $96 per day plus $0.60 per each mile. If Calvin can spend a maximum of $120, how many miles can he drive the rental truck?

40 miles

400

The total population of a small town is p. The population increases by 10% after 5 years. Which of the following expressions represents the population of the town after 5 years?

p + 0.1p

400

A card deck has 4 red cards and 6 blue cards and 8 green cards, what's the probability of picking a blue card? Simplify your answer.

1/3

400

What is a scaled copy?

A scaled copy is a copy of a figure where every length in the original figure is multiplied by the same number. 

500

Solve: 3(x+2)+5=4x+2(5)

X=1

500

If Jessica has $600 for prom and she buys a dress for $250 and shows for $50, what percentage is her total cost?

50%

500

Put the listing numbers from least to greatest: 1/3, .5, .8, 3/5, 70%

1/3, .5, 3/5, 70%, .8

500

What is the likelihood of it raining if there's a 47% chance?

Neither likely nor unlikely.

500

If my scale factor is 1/2, will the scaled copy be bigger or smaller than the original copy.

Smaller

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